title: 32-gauge spinal catheters through 26-gauge needles.
abstract: Small diameter intrathecal catheters potentially combine the certainty of intrathecal injection and the advantage of repeatability, without the risk of a high incidence of headache after dural puncture. We report problems placing such catheters.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Abingdon Hospital, Oxon.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Nagle
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: McQuay
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Glynn
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D006261:Headache / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D013346:Subarachnoid Space